2009-10-02T10:37:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/your+word+is+truth/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2017:17&version=NIV 2009-10-02T10:37:04-05:00 Christians believe that the very words of God, as written down in the Bible, have power to change lives. As this verse notes, the Word of God can reach into our hearts and prompt repentence and sanctification.